LeFou in Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)

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LeFou in the 2017 live-action film "Beauty and the Beast" is Gaston's bumbling yet loyal sidekick, reimagined with added depth and a subtly portrayed romantic interest in Gaston.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
adaptationOf LeFou in Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) self-linksurface differs
surface form: LeFou (Disney animated canon)
alignmentChange from supporting Gaston to opposing Gaston
appearsIn Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)
Beauty and the Beast franchise
basedOn LeFou in Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) self-linksurface differs
surface form: LeFou (Beauty and the Beast, 1991 film)
belongsToStudioFranchise Walt Disney Pictures
characterTrait bumbling
comic
good-hearted
loyal
closeAssociateOf Gaston (Beauty and the Beast, 2017 film)
createdFor live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast
developsConscienceIn Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)
directorInterpretationBy Bill Condon
eventuallySidesWith residents of the Beast’s castle
featuredInSong Gaston (song)
The Mob Song
filmReleaseYear 2017
firstAppearance Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)
friendOf Gaston (Beauty and the Beast, 2017 film)
gender male
hasComicReliefRoleIn Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)
hasHumorousPhysicality slapstick-style comedy
hasOnscreenDanceMomentWith male villager
hasRomanticFeelingsFor Gaston (Beauty and the Beast, 2017 film)
languageSpoken English (film dialogue)
loyalTo Gaston (Beauty and the Beast, 2017 film)
loyaltyMotivatedBy admiration for Gaston
romantic attraction to Gaston
loyaltyQuestionedBy Gaston (Beauty and the Beast, 2017 film)
moralArc from complicity to moral awakening
narrativeFunction to highlight Gaston’s flaws
to provide comic relief
nationality French (fictional setting)
notableFor being one of Disney’s first openly gay-coded characters in a live-action film
occupation sidekick
partOf Disney live-action remakes of animated films
surface form: Disney live-action remakes
portrayalDescribedAs more nuanced than the 1991 animated version
portrayalReceived media attention for LGBTQ representation
portrayedBy Josh Gad
screenwriterInterpretationBy Evan Spiliotopoulos
Stephen Chbosky
setIn fictional French village of Villeneuve
sexualOrientation gay (implicitly portrayed)
species human
turningPointScene switches sides during the attack on the Beast’s castle

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Josh Gad characterPortrayed LeFou in Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)
LeFou in Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) basedOn LeFou in Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: LeFou (Beauty and the Beast, 2017 film)
this entity surface form: LeFou (Beauty and the Beast, 1991 film)
LeFou in Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) adaptationOf LeFou in Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: LeFou (Beauty and the Beast, 2017 film)
this entity surface form: LeFou (Disney animated canon)